Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-16

eighteen cents per pound. The wooden
mill has mads Yankton a wool pur-
chasing center for o large area OF con
tiguous conntfy.
Arrangements are being made where
by the children of this city who have
been exposed to ecariet fever and are
kept out OF the schools may be enabled
to overtake the others in their Studies.
A private school will be held during the
snmmer in n of the city school rooms.
An agricultural gentleman says ii is
worthy OF note that corn leaves we're
visible eli over bis field three days after
the seed was planted. We have further
evidence of the rapid productiveness OF
the season in q branch from q maple tree
this springs growth-twenty-three
inches in length,
At a special meeting of the Yanktcn
band, held on Friday evening last. Au-
gustus Branch, drum major. was elected
business manager for the band and he
will transact all business and make en-.
gagements for the band. Persons desir-
ing the services of the band are requested
to arrange with Mr.. Branch.
A mau lying drunk in an alley of
Third street was one OF the unusual
sights OF yesterday forenoon. That oil
the saloons in the city are honestly
closed on Sundays is certain and that
the man was drunk is equally certain
Some means will have 80 be devised te
keep people from drinking out OF bottles
on Sunday.
The Yankton portion OF the railroad
committee which is to meet the railroad
builders in Omaha next Monday vii
leave here Wednesday or Thursday ant
will 80 overland to West Point, Ne
bsaska, and there take the cars for Omahs
On the route they will be joined b.
representatives of Aten, st. Helena
Harrington, Co!eridge. Wayne and Wes
Point and by the time they reach tn
Nebraska metropolis they will be in con
siderable force. Commodore Coulson
Major Hanson and Colonel Powers vii
represent Yankton IN tine meeting.
The case OF the territory vs.. VIM
Crozirs, q criminal action which III th
court below went against Crozirs, VIII
was charged with shooting cattle, wa
argued this forenoon in the suprem
court, as was the case of the territory v
/ E. Fl. Reyes, o case wherein Reyes We
9 charged and convicted of rap
The case of the First National banl
of Canton appellant, vs. j.. M. Nortl
i. respondent, e case testing the sufficienc
of pleadings has, taken up the time
y the court this afternoon. JudG
d Thomas has not occupied his seat on I'll
n bench to-day, having been kept at hi
. hotel by q slight illness.
A small boy while passing E. ]. Pc
ter's store on Saturday evening was q
tracted by the noise and motion OF t
automatic peanut rooster. he stoppe'
looked for a moment at the revolvir
Wleels anu tuch N'Jbu SiSooi " 1hfSo
gate. In q very short space of tin
10 everybody in the neighborhood W
startled by O terrible whirriug and re
: Ting of wheels and the patter of til
s feet on the sldewslk. The boy had loo
8 ened the screw which regulates the M
ton OF the machine and the large spril
~ began to back up with alarming rapidit
" The boy was scared out of nearly a yea
: growth and his senses were furth
scattered by three or four men who ye
ed at him as be An, and by the substa
tial box on the ear which he receiy
an from his mother who was some distar
ahead. Thus is the small boys purs'
of knowledge pipped in the bad.
The cash houses of ]. E. Bruce is
cheapest. place in the city to trade.
he A half car load of Six foot sidewi
stuff at the st. Croix lumber yards.
VIM. Box will offer for sale q cho
4, lot OF vegetables and house plants